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Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Laptop - Recent Posts http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Videomaker Community Forums » Tag: Laptop - Recent Posts en Thu, 16 Feb 2012 01:57:37 +0000 robGRAUERT on "best quality DVD video?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-dvd-video#post-74723 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 07:41:56 +0000 robGRAUERT 74723@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ DVD spec requires 2 streams of data - MPEG2 for video and .AC3 for audio. What you want to do is export a full res Master out of your editing program. Take that full res Master into dedicated encoding software, such as Adobe Media Encoder or Apple Compressor. Use that encoding software to create your MPEG2 and .AC3 files. In order to create good looking DVDs, you have to understand compression, specifically Long GOP compression. There's a lot to it, but plenty written on the web. After doing some research, if you have any more specific questions, feel free to come on back billhansen1934 on "best quality DVD video?" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/best-quality-dvd-video#post-74691 Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:28 +0000 billhansen1934 74691@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Nowcomer to video editing - How can I produce and burn the best possible quality DVDs (not AVHCDs or BDs). I can produce and burn excellent quality short videos to DVD when burning in AVCHD format, and that plays well on my desktop computer and on the flat screen TV, but it won't play on my lower powered laptop computer, which is probably similar to what friends and family have. Videos which I burn using the DVD format will play on the laptop, but they're horrible - extremely noisy, even somewhat pixelated. Adding video denoise suppresses some noise, but destroys most details. I'm using Cybelink Power Director 10 as the editing program - very happy with it. jstraub78 on "laptop for hd editing with premiere elements" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/laptop-for-hd-editing-with-premiere-elements#post-74251 Sat, 28 Jan 2012 05:59:20 +0000 jstraub78 74251@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ It looks like I missed out on the ASUS deal anyway. I'm not a perfectionist to the point where I need my video to be true 1080 during editing. I can handle working with 720 resolution, as long as the actual screen dimensions (16:9 aspect ratio) are maintained and it exports to 1080. What's the main reason I wouldn't want to use the internal hd for the editing? I'm guessing probably a lot of defragmentation from rendering/deleting/moving around such heavy files. What about hard-drive write speed? I'm having a hard time finding a 7200 RPM drive in my price-range. That makes me feel better that 4 gb of RAM still works well for you. At least that is something you can upgrade. I'm concerned if I choose a laptop with the wrong video card, that I'll be screwed... Thanks, Joe Kenkyusha on "laptop for hd editing with premiere elements" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/laptop-for-hd-editing-with-premiere-elements#post-74231 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:31:51 +0000 Kenkyusha 74231@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Asus laptops get pretty consistently high marks from editors.  With that said, one thing to look for is 1080 screen (for full HD playback at full resolution), something that neither of those choices has. Also, I/O is important, as you won't want to use the internal drive as your 'scratch' drive whenever possible.  Esata and USB 3.0 (and FW800... ish, but that isn't an option on most laptops anymore) are fast enough to do real-time edits with an external disk/array. I run Production Premium CS5 (Premiere Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Soundbooth, Illustrator, Flash, etc.) on an i7 laptop with only 4 gigs of RAM (still waiting to upgrade) and it chews-through HD footage of different flavors without issue. jstraub78 on "laptop for hd editing with premiere elements" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/laptop-for-hd-editing-with-premiere-elements#post-74219 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:32:34 +0000 jstraub78 74219@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hi guys. I'd like to buy a laptop to use primarily for hd video editing (1080p AVCHD from my Panasonic HDC-TM90K camcorder). I'd like to use either Adobe Premiere Elements 10 or PowerDirector 10. My hd video editing is for personal/family videos, not professional, but I still want respectable quality. My question is, what should I primarily focus on when selecting a laptop for running this? Â From what I've researched, it looks like a fast processor, hard-drive speed, and good video card should be my main concerns. This is going to replace my aging hp desktop. My price range is around $700-800. I've looked at the spec page on the Adobe and PowerDirector websites. I'm guessing these are minimum requirements though. I don't want something that will just "work", but take forever to render. Final video lengths will typically be from 5 minutes to about 2 hours max. I'm thinking something like these two... <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006550%2050001259%2040000032&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=32%7C34-230-131%5E34-230-131-TS%2C34-214-486%5E34-214-486-TS">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006550%2050001259%2040000032&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&ActiveSearchResult=True&CompareItemList=32%7C34-230-131%5E34-230-131-TS%2C34-214-486%5E34-214-486-TS</a> My biggest concerns are: is 6 GB enough RAM and will the Intel Integrated HD Graphics card (on the Toshiba) work as well as the dedicated NVIDIA Geoforce GT-540M card (on the Asus)? The Asus also has a bit less memory and no blu-ray player (not a big deal). I may play some games on it, but the main purpose is for HD video editing, web-browsing, Word programs, etc... Oh and they both have 5400 RPM hard-drives instead of 7200 RPM. Does anyone else here use a laptop to run Premiere Elements? If so, what kind of system do you have? Thanks for any suggestions! Joe Shawn Lam on "Laptop for gaming and video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/laptop-for-gaming-and-video-editing#post-72807 Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:57:54 +0000 Shawn Lam 72807@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Thanks @composite1. I don't see any problems with using a gaming laptop for editing on Premiere Pro CS5.5, other than the potential to wear-out your laptop quicker and if your operating system drive is cluttered. If you are editing on a laptop with a single hard drive then you will want to be using an external hard drive or RAID solution anyways and you can always just take your external storage solution over to your desktop to complete the project. Now let's be careful with the term "workstation class video card". Adobe and NVIDIA certified four gaming class desktop graphics cards, in addition to several Quadro cards. Most reviewers only review the Quadro cards and justify that the NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards are often "manufactured" by third parties. I think the term "manufactured" is used loosely too as NVIDIA makes the GPU and the third party assembles but I'm not too concerned about a gaming video card not having the same durability. Gamers push their video cards and systems to the limits for sustained periods of time and as long as you stick with a reputable third-party manufacturer, you should be fine. But if your card does fail, the cost of the original and a replacement will still be less than the cost of buying a Quafro card. The funny thing about trying to find a "workstation" class laptop with a Quadro card is that it is very difficult. There are very few available off the shelf and if you wanted one you would have to custom order it, wait longer, and pay double or more than you would with a gaming class system. And then there is the discussion on performance. Adobe and NVIDIA would have you think that Quadro cards outperform GeForce cards, but the opposite is true. Have a look as the results from the <a title="Premiere Pro Benchmark" href="http://www.ppbm5.com/DB-PPBM5-2.php">PPBM5</a> and you will see that of the top 100 systems, only six have Quadro cards and the top performing system with a Quadro card only made it to position #32. In my <a title="Vancouver Videographer" href="http://www.shawnlam.ca/">Vancouver Video Production Company</a>, I mainly use desktop computers with gaming class graphics cards (from the certified list) for editing but I do run Premiere Pro on a laptop for when I am on the road. As I mentioned previously, it only has an NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M card, which is not on the list, but I unlocked it and it improves both quality and render time. Here are some test results to show how important GPU is for encoding time: 1920x1080 60i AVCHD footage - 32 seconds (no effects)* Export to 720 30P H.264 1 pass VBR CPU only with max render quality: 2m47s CPU only with no max render quality: 1m04s* GPU with max render quality: 0m43s *note1: Adding effects would only exaggerate the time gap between GPU and CPU times. *note2: I don't recommend CPU with no max render quality but provided it for illustration purposes. GPU acceleration automatically enables a higher quality encode and GPU with Max Render Quality ensures that video with effects that are not GPU accelerated still are rendered at Max Render Quality. In this case there is not time difference between the two GPU options as there are no effects. composite1 on "Laptop for gaming and video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/laptop-for-gaming-and-video-editing#post-72783 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 18:30:17 +0000 composite1 72783@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Cristo, I concur with Shawn's advice. I would not recommend having a laptop for gaming and editing. The requirements for both are different. Used to be gaming GPU's were a great alternative for video editing. Now, Premiere has changed the game and it's all about 'workstation-class' video cards. To take advantage of the Mercury Playback Engine, you'll need an NVIDIA workstation rated card which as Shawn mentioned is listed on the Adobe Premiere Pro system requirements page. Editing requires many more computer resources and requires regular maintenance. You want to keep your maindrive clutter-free as possible to cut down on data log jams when editing. Games take up massive data resources especially if you're an online gamer. Also, gaming will wear your laptop out sooner than will editing. Besides, if something happens to your maindrive because of a gaming malfunction there's the potential of the laptop losing the capacity to edit. That would suck if you had a project in pocket and decided to take a break to play LOTR with your bro's online and some bug gassed your harddrive. Food for thought. Shawn Lam on "Laptop for gaming and video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/laptop-for-gaming-and-video-editing#post-72779 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 15:47:05 +0000 Shawn Lam 72779@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ The CPU is good but you definitely want a laptop with an NVIDIA video card. The reason is that you can take advantage of GPU acceleration, that improves rendering speed AND render quality! My blog post explains that part: <a title="Adobe Premiere CS5.5 review" href="http://www.shawnlam.ca/2011/adobe-cs5-5-max-render-quality-nvidia-gpu-acceleration/">Vancouver Video Production Blog: Adobe CS5.5 Max Render Quality and GPU Acceleration.</a> Now not just any NVIDIA card will automatically unlock the GPU acceleration but if your card is fast enough then it is very easy to unlock this functionality. There is a link in the comment section of this blog post discussing how to easily unlock the GPU acceleration. BTW, In my laptop I have a 360M card. <a title="Vancouver Videographer Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 Review" href="http://www.shawnlam.ca/2011/adobe-premiere-pro-cs5-5-review-by-shawn-lam/">Vancouver Videographer - Adobe Premiere Pro CS5.5 review</a> Christo Kj on "Laptop for gaming and video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/laptop-for-gaming-and-video-editing#post-72454 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 02:29:36 +0000 Christo Kj 72454@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Is this laptop good enough for Premiere Pro CS 5.5? About the laptop: INTEL Core i7-2760QM firekjernet prosessor, 2.4GHz, 6MB SmartCache 8GB DDR3 SO-DIMM 1333MHz (2x4GB) AMD Radeon HD 6990M 2GB GDDR5 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td width="100%"> 500GB SATA 7200RPM </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td></td> <td width="100%"> I know that Adobe is workin with nvidia but I don't have the money for nvidia 580M. So how is AMD 6990M with Premier pro? </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> frae on "Video Capture to Laptop" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-capture-to-laptop#post-68029 Tue, 17 May 2011 00:22:24 +0000 frae 68029@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I've always enjoyed capturing videos with my ever dearest lappy! It was actually one of my favorite pastime! composite1 on "Video Capture to Laptop" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-capture-to-laptop#post-68015 Mon, 16 May 2011 14:32:46 +0000 composite1 68015@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ "I'd like to set up my Sony laptop to act as a monitor while I am shooting HD video. It doesn't necessarily need to *capture* the video, but to display it...." RF, Without dedicated monitoring software or an onboard video card with an HDMI, S-Video an Express or PCMCIA card slot on your laptop you won't be able to monitor incoming video. Dedicated software like Adobe's On-Location (PC/Mac) and Scopebox (Mac) are excellent choices. Unfortunately, On-Location (formerly DV-Rack) is bundled into CSx so you can't purchase it separately. Scopebox can be purchased, but only for mac laptops. Canon, Sony give out software to do basic edits with their video and video capable cameras. The functionality for live monitoring is generally limited to capturing video. There are breakout sets which when connected via firewire or through an Express or PCMCIA slot with or w/o supplied software may allow you to live monitor as well depending on what you get. If you dig around E-Bay or other places, you may be able to find an old copy of DV-Rack (SD or HD versions) prior to the Adobe takeover. On-Location or an old copy of DV-Rack are your best bets. reka001 on "Video Capture to Laptop" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/video-capture-to-laptop#post-68004 Sun, 15 May 2011 19:52:02 +0000 reka001 68004@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ The game counsel is a good place to start with. Some have audio and video outputs which makes things easier and more choices on devices to hooh it up to. Let's say you have these audio/video outputs. Common Caputure devices, will have audio/video-INPUTS ( some also S-video). Thier output may be USB (USB-2 recommended, fast data output, up to 480Mbps) The other common output is "fire-wire" (IEEE 1394). Normally when Fire is mention thier referering to 1394a which has been around for quite a few year ( 430Mbps, I think). Thier is "IEEE 1394b" which is really fast , double the speed, nice to have but costs more and you can do ok with . Regular Fire-wire or USB2 for feeding it to your computer/lab-top. Compusa ( Retail -store) has these devices. Your lap-top speed (cpu) and memory size is important, you will see the requirements on the video-caputure devices on the suggested system specs. <a href="http://www.batteryvender.com/dell-xps-m1530-battery-p-36839.html">DELL m1530 battery</a> <a href="http://www.batteryvender.com/dell-precision-m60-battery-p-36870.html">DELL m60 battery</a> <a href="http://www.batteryvender.com/dell-latitude-d800-battery-p-36869.html">DELL d800 battery</a> jjmmargate on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67737 Fri, 06 May 2011 11:40:25 +0000 jjmmargate 67737@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ RevBill: Here is another link: <a href="http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6646260&CatId=4965" rel="nofollow">http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=6646260&CatId=4965</a> jjmmargate on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67736 Fri, 06 May 2011 11:33:27 +0000 jjmmargate 67736@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ RevBill: I have this laptop: <a href="http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G73SW/" rel="nofollow">http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Gaming_Powerhouse/G73SW/</a> 17" screen, i7 processor, 8 gigs ddr3 ram, two 7200RPM hard drives, Blue-Ray DVD writer, ATI video card. I have it connected to (3) 24" Samsung LCD's. It will set you back about $1500 bucks. I'm not an Apple guy, but they make nice stuff, probably a bit more pricey than the PC equivalent. revbill on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67723 Fri, 06 May 2011 08:10:53 +0000 revbill 67723@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I really appreciate all your ideas and suggestions. Thanks everyone. I really am bound to a PC laptop. While a work station would be nice, I do my video editing both at church and at home. So I need mobility. I had not considered "alienware" so thanks PJ for that idea. Should I configure my laptop with 2 hard drives like 2 500GB or just one big one? I keep thinking, one HD for the OS and the editing software and the other HD for my video files. Make sense? AND should I be concerned about my OS? I have windows vista ultimate on my current Dell Laptop, Inspiron 9400 at church and a Windows xp pro OS at home on a Pentium 4 workstation. Keep your wisdom coming my way. I have a lot to learn. Thanks again everyone. composite1 on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67708 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:58:14 +0000 composite1 67708@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Alienware does make good laptops for editing but the reasons I didn't recommend them are; heavy, pricey and they make it like pulling teeth to get Win Pro versions installed. They are in my opinion more for a professional setup to justify the money. As for Mac's, yeah they 'play well' with PC's now but PC's play well with them too. Not to mention with a copy of 'Macdrive' on your PC laptop you can work on mac-based files and send them back to a mac with no prob long as you're using similar programs. But unless you're planning on using Final Cut Express, it doesn't make much sense to get one if your church is PC based. PJ McConnell on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67702 Thu, 05 May 2011 09:13:23 +0000 PJ McConnell 67702@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Yeah, if you are having any doubts about going down the mac road, you should definitely research it more. In the last few years Macs have become increasingly compatible with PCs. Macs now have Microsoft Office and the videos you make on your Mac will be able to play on PCs and vice versa. With Macs you can get really nice editing software for pretty cheap (iMovie or Final Cut Express). And thunderbolt is also another awesome option, be careful about buying it just FOR thunderbolt. How often would you actually use it since there aren't really any peripherals that can utilize. And always, with macs you will end up paying much more since they are only distributed by Apple and authorized Apple resellers. hdc77494 on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67697 Thu, 05 May 2011 08:34:54 +0000 hdc77494 67697@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I agree with PJ, Alienware makes really fast machines. I'm biased against Apple, but their new laptop has Thunderbolt built in, and is available now. PJ McConnell on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67687 Thu, 05 May 2011 05:19:45 +0000 PJ McConnell 67687@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Actually in this case, I would recommend <a href="http://www.alienware.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.alienware.com</a> This may sound a little odd to professional videomakers, but alienware (now owned by Dell), makes incredibly fast PCs at the price range you are looking for. I just built a laptop with these specs: PROCESSOR IntelÂ® Coreâ?¢ i7 2820QM 2.3GHz (3.4GHz Turbo Mode, 8MB Cache) OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine WindowsÂ® 7 Home Premium, 64bit MEMORY 8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz (4DIMMS) VIDEO CARD 1.5GB GDDR5 Nvidia GeForce GTX 460M HARD DRIVE 640GB Raid 0 (2x 320GB 7,200RPM) LCD PANEL 17.3-inch WideFHD 1920 x 1080 60Hz WLED WIRELESS CARD Wireless 802.11 g/n INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE Slot-Load Dual Layer DVD Burner (DVD+-RW, CD-RW) For barely over $2,000 dollars. Of course you could customize your laptop to your own liking and keep the price below 2 grand, but you get the idea. Ã?Â If you aren't going to be editing HD footage frequently, that laptop will be overboard and you should just get one of the cheaper solutions mentioned above EarlC on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67675 Wed, 04 May 2011 21:28:19 +0000 EarlC 67675@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Just in case you're not familiar with the "fishy" name mentioned by hdc ... that's a Seagate (are they STILL in business ;-) model hard drive. hdc77494 on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67669 Wed, 04 May 2011 17:59:09 +0000 hdc77494 67669@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ The new drives coming out utilizing USB3 or Thunderbolt can transport 10Gbps to a solid state drive, or 500Mbps to a regular hard drive. 7200 Barracudas are a good idea. XTR-91 on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67666 Wed, 04 May 2011 17:10:37 +0000 XTR-91 67666@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ "7200 RPM... external" Make sure it's in firewire if its external. composite1 on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67645 Tue, 03 May 2011 19:25:21 +0000 composite1 67645@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Rev. Bill, Sounds like you need a workstation instead of a laptop. Laptop editing is great for in the field or on-location quick and dirty edits to cut down on time in a traditional editing bay. Laptops are also good if you are doing presentations of your cuts to clients on the road. But if you're doing regular volume editing, a workstation (desktop) will be your better bet. \ For that same $2k you're planning to spend on a laptop, you can get a really good desktop with two harddrives (one for your software, the other for video editing) a significant amount of RAM (8GB) and a good Quadcore or virtualcore (i3, i5 or i7) CPU in addition to a good video card that will support SD or HD video playback. You'll also need a good 17" or bigger monitor so keep that in mind as well. For editing with pre-built PC's my recommendations are; HP or Dell with models from $800 to $1200 price range. Now, if you're hard core set on a laptop, there are 'workstation-grade' laptops made by Toshiba, HP and Dell but they're heavier than regular laptops and they cost more ($1200 starting price) but they are more robust than your standard laptop and they have more RAM (4GB min) and higher capacity CPU's (Quad-core minimum) with much higher-end NVIDIA video cards capable of pushing HD video. Whatever you get, please don't get the 'Home' version of Win7. It's not designed for semi or professional video editing. Spend the money and get Win7 Professional 64-bit (don't waste the money on Ultimate. Bells and whistles you don't need.) Professional is much cleaner running and has the controls you'll need to keep your machine running without a lot of hassle. Far as connectors go, eSata, firewire (if you can get it), USB3 (if it's available and if you have any gear to support it.) USB 2 will come with whatever you get. Oh and please don't try to edit with USB2 (that is if you don't mind watching the 'glacier races' while your video shuffles along.) Check those brands out and do a good search on their 'build your own' pages to figure out what will work best for you and your budget. hdc77494 on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67644 Tue, 03 May 2011 18:51:33 +0000 hdc77494 67644@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Revbill, if it has to be a laptop, look for one with USB3 connectors or the new Thunderbolt connector. One thing I've read is that some of the video editors are only using one core on Apple machines, but multicore processing on Intel. USB3 I believe is available now, and you can get the new Sandy Bridge processor on an Intel. Apple has Thunderbolt now, and Intel, but it hasn't shown up on Intel PCs yet. Thunderbolt has a slight speed advantage over USB3, but the big advantage is that you can daisy chain devices in line, including outboard graphics processors. If you can wait till summer, get an Intel SandyBridge laptop with Thunderbolt. The throughput is high enough to do video work. Another addition for later would be a solid state drive. Not a big one for storage, but to speed up your video processing. Good luck EarlC on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67642 Tue, 03 May 2011 17:16:46 +0000 EarlC 67642@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ I'm not a knowledgeable PC person, BUT I do know that processor power, plentiful (or maxed out RAM, usually 2-to-4-GIG in laptops) and at least a 7200 RPM hard drive are the important primary elements. Screen size is a comfort factor, not necessarily a "production" requirement. So, given that pretty much ALL laptops come with slower (5600 RPM) internal drives, you're going to need a driver and/or external connection capable of the throughput needed to accommodate a 7200 RPM hard drive, internal or external, AND the processor(s) need to be the maximum you can swing for your budget ... dual if possible, quad better. pseudosafari on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67637 Tue, 03 May 2011 15:56:18 +0000 pseudosafari 67637@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Get a desktop instead unless you have to have that portability. (Just my two cents--you'll get more bang for your buck.) That being said, I had one (very limited) bad experience with ASUS. MSI, on the other hand, has been good to me. Important features would include the biggest screen you can get, at least 4GB RAM, a quad-core processor and a big hard drive. If you're not committed to a brand, consider this Samsung: <a href="http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131116">http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834131116</a> If you're not familiar with newegg, give them a look-see. You'll be surprised at how cheap some things are. Good luck! XTR-91 on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67636 Tue, 03 May 2011 15:53:16 +0000 XTR-91 67636@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ You can find plenty of laptops for 2.8GHz. Just make sure the RAM's at least 2GB. 7200rpm hardrive is required. revbill on "Need Advice PC Laptop for video editing" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/need-advice-pc-laptop-for-video-editing#post-67634 Tue, 03 May 2011 14:29:19 +0000 revbill 67634@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Hello everyone I'm new to this forum. Need your advice on the best pc laptop to edit semi-pro videos. I am a church pastor and do tons of videography. I have a budget of $2,000 for the hardware. Am using Pinnacle Studio Ultimate 14 and/or Sony Vegas HD (not the pro software) for edits. Suggestions for laptop? Toying with either an ASUS or MSI but need help as to configuration of the hardware. Thanks for all your advice. Can't go Mac hardware because my church is pc orientated and need to use the laptop for MS office stuff too. Rev. Bill birdcat on "Advice sought: Least expensive PC for video editing programs" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/advice-sought-least-expensive-pc-for-video-editing-programs-1#post-64842 Sun, 16 Jan 2011 08:34:19 +0000 birdcat 64842@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ To edit HD (without first converting raw video to a less compressed version) I have advised folks to get the fastest, most powerful processor available at the time - You can always add memory or hard drive space but on a laptop, the processor is very difficult to replace after the fact. Personally, I would suggest at very least a quad core - Perhaps a Core i7. I built a decent editing machine about 9 months ago (Core i7 based Dell Studio) for about $1800 - It should be comparably priced now. XTR-91 on "Advice sought: Least expensive PC for video editing programs" http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/topic/advice-sought-least-expensive-pc-for-video-editing-programs-1#post-64825 Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:12:25 +0000 XTR-91 64825@http://www.videomaker.com/community/forums/ Why don't you look at Dell's XPS line of systems? <a href="http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-15/pd.aspx">http://www.dell.com/us/p/xps-15/pd.aspx</a>